Manchester Tart
Desserts
Food
British
Vegetarian
The Manchester tart is a traditional English baked tart, which consists of a shortcrust pastry shell, spread with raspberry jam, covered with a custard filling and topped with coconut and […]
Ingredients
Pre-prepared shortcrust pastry
Jar of jam
Custard
Dessicated coconut
Glacé cherries
Method
- Preheat oven to 190C (gas mark 5.)
- Roll out the shortcrust pastry and put into a flan tin
- Place a circle of greaseproof paper over the bottom of the tart and sprinkle a layer of baking beans on top to prevent it rising
- Bake for 20 mins, remove the beans and paper, return for 5 more minutes until crisp and golden
- Allow to cool
- Prepare the custard to a thick consistency
- Dollop jam into the pastry case and spread around evenly
- Pour partially cooled custard on top of the jam
- Sprinkle dessicated coconut on top of custard
- Leave to set in fridge
- Garnish with a cherry
